Real Estate News & Articles

2010-06-05

Claudia Kwan Sun The front porch on the original McGregor home sits on the northern portion of the site. The home will house four apartments above a communal games room and library. Photograph by: Steve Bosch, PNG, Vancouver Sun A scale mod…

2010-06-05

New Intracorp handbook will help purchasers knowwhat questions to ask Carla Bury Sun Carla Bury, shown at the presentation centre for Intracorp's Spruce project, says homebuyers are better informed today. Photograph by: Nick Procaylo, PNG, …

2010-06-05

Sun Modular housing units used during the Vancouver Olympics are lined up in Victoria, waiting to be assembled to create the first housing project at Mount View Heights. Construction is in full swing, with workers preparing the foundations …

2010-06-04

Health minister eyes new plan to revive hospital at its original Burrard site without downgrading services Tamara Baluja Province The B.C. health ministry’s original plans for a move and downgrade of St. Paul’s Hospital were met…

2010-06-04

Today's social networking consumer doesn't clip coupons, instead clicks online for deals of the day Gillian Shaw Sun Lesel Radage started Grooster during a break from her career as an electrical engineer. Grooster offers discounts that take…

2010-06-04

Derrick Penner Sun Buyers now have more control in the Fraser Valley real estate market due to more listings, fewer sales and lower prices in a lot of locations, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board reported Thursday. Fraser Valley board rea…

2010-06-04

Company challenges incumbents in wireless communications market with offers like unlimited talk and data Gillian Shaw Sun Anthony Lacavera (right), chairman of Wind Mobile, watches the company's first Lower Mainland customer, Nathan Bolton,…

2010-06-04

Brian Morton Sun The value of major B.C. construction projects has reached an all-time high of $191.1 billion, according to Iain Black, minister of small business, technology and economic development. "This is an excellent snapshot of the m…

2010-06-03

Jason Magder Sun Canada 's copyright law is so outdated, it is illegal for people to copy CDs onto iPods or to record television shows to be viewed later. But all that will change if a new copyright law introduced in the House of Commons We…

2010-06-03

Food that's worth the wait in line Mia Stainsby Sun Award-winning chef Ken Liang, owner/chef of Ken's Chinese Restaurant, won gold for his golden Dungeness crab and lobster hotpot dishes at Vancouver's Chinese Restaurant Awards this year. P…

2010-06-03

Derrick Penner and Garry Marr Sun Steve Lott and wife Jan Fricker (with Keegan Lott, 8) are confident they will be able to sell their home near Main Street in Vancouver for nearly $900,000 despite a CREA report that says prices will decline…

2010-06-03

CREA points to interest-rate hike, new mortgage rules for expected drop Province Weaker-than-expected sales in B.C. have helped convince the Canadian Real Estate Association to lower its forecast for housing sales this year. The Ottawa-base…

2010-06-01

Paul Luke Province B.C. residents considering buying a recreational property are mainly motivated by a desire to improve their lifestyle, according to a new survey done for Royal LePage Real Estate Services. Forty-nine per cent of potential…

2010-05-30

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2010-05-30

Social-housing units mixed with market condos Tamara Baluja Province Premier Gordon Campbell (left) and Liz Evans of the Portland Society tour the Woodward’s affordable housing units in downtown Vancouver at the grand opening on Frida…

2010-05-30

Project's North Shore setting enhanced by the quaint street appeal Province The Wedgewood townhome project, a product of the Polygon development company, is located at teh south end of Lynn Canyon Park The main bathroom features a separate …

2010-05-30

Administration and management of a phased strata project can be a daunting task Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Thank you for the previous column on phased developments. As a result of your column, we have already addressed the is…

2010-05-29

Posh living spaces have terrific views of the mountains, Lions Gate Bridge and the city Christina Symons Sun There is an airy feel in the living room, kitchen and dining area of the Kimpton display suite. So far, says Diana Henderson of HM …

2010-05-29

New tax likely will drive deeper the underground home-reno economy, observes Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association CEO Peter Simpson Sun Opponents of the harmonized sales tax sign petitions outside the Vancouver Art Gallery earlier t…

2010-05-28

Rent for a one-bedroom suite is about $350 more than for other new condo properties Kelly Sinoski Sun About 60 people have expressed an interest in renting at the Olympic Village. There are 126 available suites, with front-line workers in h…

2010-05-28

Miro Cernetig Sun Vancouver , get ready for the population bomb. Statistics Canada reckons the provincial population might reach seven million in the next 25 years, up from the current 4.5 million people. Since two out of three new arrivals…

2010-05-27

Derrick Penner Sun Expect Canadian housing prices to wane slightly in 2011, then stabilize while people's incomes and savings rise enough so they can afford to buy them, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednesday. The prediction by…

2010-05-27

Derrick Penner Sun Metro Vancouver home prices tipped past their previous peak in the first quarter of this year, but their pace of growth slowed considerably, according to the unique measure of the Teranet National Bank House Price Index. …

2010-05-27

Wine list is vast and food shows glimmers of excellence Mia Stainsby Sun David Fert, manager of Divino Wine Bar on Commercial Drive, has international experience. Photograph by: Jon Murray, Vancouver Sun /PNG AT A GLANCE Divino Wine Bar Whe…